Toy.



E. J. LARSON.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1913.

Patented Aug. 11,1914

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T aZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ELMER J. Larson, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county ofSkagit and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toys, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in toysand has for its primary object to provide an improved form of soundingtoy.

Another object is to provide a sounding 5 toy which will be of extremelysimple and cheap construction.

A further object is to provide a sounding toy which may also be employedas a package or receptacle for vending various articles such as candy,peanuts, pop-corn, or the like.

A further object is to provide a sounding toy of this character whichmay be formed principally of tin or the like and will include a pendulumwithin a can or the like suspended from the end of the can to which isconnected a resined sounding cord, whereby the pendulum will be operatedupon pulling of the cord, thereby also causing the pendu- :lum to swingagainst the interior of the can.

A further object is to provide a double sounding toy of the above statedcharacter and connect the pendulum and cord to the end of the can insuch manner that, if desired, the can may be held andswung to cause thependulum to strike the interior of gthe can and compel the same to ringas a 'ibell, without pulling upon the cord.

A still further object is to provide a toy 40 of the above statedcharacter, constructed in such manner that it may be operated to produceone sound or the two sounds, as desired.

A still further object is to generally improve and simplify theconstruction and op eration of devices of this character and increasethe eiiiciency thereof without increasing the cost of the same.

With the above and other objects in View, my invention consists incertain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my improved toy; Fig. 2 is abottom plan vlew thereof; Fig. 3 is an elevational view show-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1913.

fratented Aug. 11, 1914. Serial No. 786,027.

ing one manner in which it may be employed to produce a sound; and Fig.4 is a similar view showing another manner in which it may be employedto produce a dilferent sound Referring more specifically to the drawingsin which similar reference characters designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, 1 designates the can or body of the devicewhich is open at one end while the opposite end is closed by the cap 2in the center of which is secured the anchor member 3. Within theperforated end of the anchor member within the can or body 1 is engagedone end of the pendulum rod 4 upon the opposite end of which is mount-edthe pendulum or weight 5. Within the opposite or outer end of the anchormember 3 is secured one end of a sounding cord 6 which is coated withresin or the like to pro duce a peculiar sound when the cord is graspedand pulled tightly toward its outer or free end.

It will be seen that if the can or body 1 is grasped by one hand at itsclosed end and the cord 6 pulled between two fingers or across the palmof the other hand, the toy will be caused to produce two different anddistinct sounds as the weight 5 on the pendulum rod 4 will strikeagainst the interior of the can or body 1 and cause the same to ring atthe same time the peculiar sound is being produced by the cord 6. If itis desired to allow the cord alone to sound, it is simply necessary tohold the can or body 1 at its open end and engage a finger with theweight 5 and thereby prevent movement of said weight. On the other hand,the can or body 1 may be held by one hand at its closed end and movedthe same as a hand operated bell, leaving the cordG free, but causingthe pendulum rod 5 to swing and compel the weight 6 to strike againstthe interior of the can or body 1 and cause a ringing of the same.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a doublesounding toy which will be of extremely simple construction andoperation and cheap to manufacture and one in which the can or bodyportion is of such form that it is adapted to contain candy, peanuts,pop-corn, or the like.

l/Vhile I have shown the preferred form of my device, it will beunderstood that minor changes in the details of construction may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from theanchor member, and a flexible member secured to the anchor member.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body closed at one end,an anchor member secured in the closed end of said body, a pendulummounted upon the anchor member Within the body, and a flexible membersecured to the anchor member outwardly of the body.

3. A device of the class described comorisin a bod member means forclosin one end of the body member, an anchor member secured in saidmeans, a flexible operating member secured to the operating ELMER J.LARSON; l/Vitnesses: I

HAROLD LEE, I FRANK W. GAGE.

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